Sustainability indicator system and policy processes in Malaysia: A framework for utilisation and learning

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 357-371

  Hezri, A A ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Information utilisation; Malaysia; Policy learning; Sustainability indicators

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; POLICY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL; URBANIZATION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 7544237291     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2004.07.010     Document Type: Article

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